We arrange insurance cover for the buildings we own on Camden’s housing estates. You need to arrange insurance cover for your contents.
Our buildings insurance covers the structure of your property and communal areas. It includes accidental damage such as:
- fire
- storm damage
- flooding
- Subsidence
If we do not own your building, the freeholder will arrange the insurance. Email contactleaseholderservices@camden.gov.uk for more information.
How to claim
Incidents of theft or vandalism
If you are the victim of theft or vandalism, tell the police within 24 hours of discovery. Ask for an incident or crime report number. If your contents have been damaged, tell your contents insurer as soon as you can
Damage to your building or communal areas
If the structure of your building or communal areas are affected, tell the insurer within 90 days of the incident occurring.
Contact one of the following numbers:
- Monday to Friday, between 9am to 5pm phone NIG 0800 051 0233.
- Outside normal office hours, phone the loss adjuster Woodgate and Clark on 01732 520270
Confirm you are a leaseholder of the London Borough of Camden and that cover is through Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited.
Damage caused by communal services or pipes
If you believe damage to your property or possessions has been caused by communal services or pipes, email our Insurance Team insurance.finance@camden.gov.uk to claim on the council’s public liability insurance.
There is no automatic right to compensation and we will only pay claims where there is evidence of negligence or a breach of statutory duty by us or our employees. The circumstances of all claims are fully investigated.
What you will pay
The policy excess for buildings insurance is the first £500 of every claim. An ‘excess’ is the amount of money that you must pay towards a claim. It is paid to the insurer.
For claims relating to subsidence where land movement causes damage to the building, the excess increases to £1,000. The excess applies per property.
When you are not covered
If the leasehold property is unoccupied for more than 35 continuous days, there is no cover if loss or damage occurs by:
- escape of water or oil
- malicious damage
- theft or attempted theft
- accident